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A New Bicolor Species of the Ant Genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Yunnan, China

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In this paper, we described a new species, T. gui sp. nov. Wei, Wu, Zhong, & Huang, 2024, of the genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 from China. The new species is closely related to T. leyeensis Zhou, Huang, Yu, & Liu, 2010, but can be distinguished by the following characters: (1) Head with sculpture is simpler and lustrous, with relatively sparse and fine reticulated sculpture throughout. (2) Promesonotum in dorsal view only irregularly reticulate not interspersed with fine reticulation centrally. (3) Gaster smooth and shiny, without coarse sculpture anteriorly. (4) Colour of mesosoma reddish, instead of orange.

Source: Journal of the Entomological Research Society

DOI: 10.51963/jers.v26i3.2681

Authors: Ye-Ming WEI, Ying ZHONG, Yu-Yuan HUANG, Gui-Chuan NIE

Institutions: University of Arizona, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Sun Yat-sen University, Southwest Forestry University

OpenAlex ID: W4405025433

FWCI: 0.761

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